CarbonKit

Abstract

Ubiquitous technology platforms have been created to track and improve health and fitness; similar technologies can help individuals monitor and reduce their carbon footprints. This paper proposes CarbonKit -a platform combining technology, markets, and incentives to empower and reward people for reducing their carbon footprint. We argue that a goal-and-reward behavioural feedback loop can be combined with the Big Data available from tracked activities, apps, and social media to make CarbonKit an integral part of individuals' daily lives. CarbonKit comprises five modules that link personal carbon tracking, health and fitness, social media, and economic incentives. Protocols for safeguarding security, privacy and individuals' control over their own data are essential to the design of the CarbonKit. We use the example of the British Columbia to illustrate the regulatory framework and participating stakeholders that would be required to implement the CarbonKit in specific jurisdictions. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Ubiquitous computing; • Social and professional topics → Sustainability. KEYWORDS behavioral change, big data, carbon footprint, personal carbon tracking, computational sustainability, ubiquitous platform

A Review of Internet of Things-Based Visualisation Platforms for Tracking Household Carbon Footprints

“…A Carbon, Health, and Savings System (CHSS) was proposed in [43]. The authors interviewed experts in various fields to gather information and opinions on designing and implementing a personal carbon-trading system.…”